Hiring: Manager - Request for Proposal (RFP) Company: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Location: Detroit, MI Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:05:04 Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Visio About the job Required Skills: •Provide end-to-end ownership of all project responses, ensuring proposals are accurate, compliant, strategically positioned, and submitted on time. •Serve as the reviewer and approver of proposal content prior to market submission, with accountability for quality, consistency, and adherence to Blue Cross template standards. •Oversee proposal template governance across all responses. Establishing and enforcing standardized processes, templates, review checkpoints, and quality controls. •Identify and mitigate risks related to compliance, accuracy, and submission readiness, escalating high risk or non-standard items as appropriate. •Manage workload strategy and prioritization across the proposal team, assigning and reassigning work to balance capacity, meet deadlines, and support high value or time sensitive opportunities. •Maintain visibility to pipeline volume and complexity to ensure sustainable execution. •Lead and develop a team of Proposal Writers, providing direction, coaching, and performance oversight to ensure accountability for deliverables, quality standards, and deadlines. •Address performance issues and supports skill development aligned to business needs. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in English, Public Relations, Creative Writing, Journalism, Professional and Technical Writing or related field. Master’s degree preferred. •Minimum five (5) years proposal writing experience required. •Comprehensive knowledge and experience working in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Snagit, and Proposal Tech, Adobe Pro, Responsive, and Visio. •Excellent analytical, decision-making, organizational, planning, verbal and written communications skills. •Possess tact and resourcefulness in establishing and maintaining effective internal and external working relationships. •Highly organized with strong attention to detail/consistency. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!